Vol. 3 No. 4 (2021): Nicholas Rolle – Lexical tone contrast in Izon as ubiquitous floating tone

This paper establishes the lexical tone contrasts in the Nigerian language Izon, focusing on evidence for floating tone. The claim here is that all lexical items sponsor floating tone, making it ubiquitous across the lexicon and as common as pre-associated tone. More ...
Supplementary materials: Sound files – Lexical data